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Letters to the editor: Labor Day is holiday honoring workers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:03AMRecently released national unemployment figures for July indicate about 14.6 million people are jobless in the U.S. Add approximately 8.5 million part-time workers who want full-time employment. It's estimated 181,100 workers gave up looking for work in July, even though they want employment. This last group, no longer counted as unemployed, is thought to total 5.9 million since our Great ...
Plant in the frame as firm goes for coal Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:24AMSOUTH east Northumberland could become the base for a pioneering bid to produce almost emission-free electricity from coal without having to mine it first. (02/09/2010 09:05:49)
Smart meters raise questions Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:17AMNORMAN — With more than 100,000 smart meters installed in Norman, Moore and portions of south Oklahoma City thus far, the state’s largest electric company is well on its way to converting its service area into a smarter, more efficient power grid.
ADB set to issue clean energy bonds Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:07AMThe Asian Development Bank, a Manila-based lender owned by 67-member countries, on Tuesday disclosed its plan to issue a bond this month to support clean energy projects in the Asia-Pacific region.
Not too late for Govt to embrace clean energy Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:47PMAs the deadline for submissions on Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee’s Draft Energy Strategy draws to a close (at 5pm Thursday), Greenpeace is telling the Government that it is not too late to embrace the global Clean Energy revolution – in fact the timing’s perfect.
Editorial: Hardly a waste Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:27PMBy: Rhode Island's Congressional delegation recently came under fire from a watchdog group for their support of an earmark that would fund research at Brown. ...
ADB to issue inaugural first clean energy bond Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:44PMMANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to issue its inaugural Clean Energy Bond to support its clean energy projects in Asia and the Pacific.
Exelon Buys Wind Assets for $900M Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:30AMExelon Corporation forays into the wind power generation business by acquiring wind assets from Deere & Company for $900 million.
SolarWorld Invites Americans to “Shine, Baby, Shine!” in Contest to Win Fully Installed Sunkits® Solar System Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:28AMHILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SolarWorld today launches a contest to award a free, installed Sunkits® residential solar system for the participant who makes the best case for wanting to go solar.
Shaw Awarded Contract to Erect Five HRSG Boilers for the UK’s Largest Combined-Cycle Power Plant Project Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:19AMBATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shaw has been awarded a contract to erect five HRSG boilers for Alstom Power for the 2,160-MW Pembroke power plant, the largest and most efficient combined-cycle gas-fired power station in the UK.
Solar And Insulation Solutions Are Fastest Route In Energy Saving Quest For Abu Dhabi And Gulf Region - Kingspan Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:13AM01 September 2010 UAE - September 1, 2010: Applauding today's formal introduction of the Abu Dhabi Energy Code, Kingspan Insulated Panels (Middle East) says companies can work to save even more energy and money - and easily comply with green building codes - by increasing the use of quality insulation and solar paneling to tackle greenhouse issues in the harsh Middle East climate.
Local group to meet FIFA World Cup bid inspectors Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:08AMA group representing Philadelphia will meet with a FIFA delegation touring U.S. World Cup bid cities at a reception in New York next Monday.
SolarWorld Invites Americans to "Shine, Baby, Shine!" in Contest to Win Fully Installed Sunkits® Solar System Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:07AMHILLSBORO, Ore.----To celebrate mounting enthusiasm for its “Shine, baby, shine!” campaign featuring former “Dallas” star Larry Hagman and unfolding in national media coverage and advertising, SolarWorld today launches a contest to award a free, installed Sunkits® residential solar system to the eligible U.S. resident who submits a video that makes the biggest splash in calling on Americans to ...
Shaw Awarded Contract to Erect Five HRSG Boilers for the UK's Largest Combined-Cycle Power Plant Project Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:00AMBATON ROUGE, La.----The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract to erect five heat recovery steam generator boilers for Alstom Power, the main engineering, procurement and construction contractor to RWE npower for the 2,160-MW Pembroke power plant, the largest and most efficient combined-cycle gas-fired power station in the U.K.
Organic market to cut food miles Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:51AMAn Edinburgh group urges shoppers to cut down on their food miles by buying produce from an organic market.
David Suzuki: Our obsession with private automobiles is unsustainable Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:37PMAre we driving ourselves into oblivion? Or will new automobile technology save us from the environmental impact of the fossil-fuelled tanks we use to get around?
7. Emphasis on developing biomass, biogas Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:23PMPETALING JAYA: Biomass and biogas will be given more opportunity to develop as renewable energy (RE) resources during the first 10 years of the implementation of feed-in tariff (FiT) in Malaysia.
Mass. court rejects challenge to Cape Wind permit Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:21PMDevelopers of a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm were cleared to move forward Tuesday when Massachusetts' high court rejected a claim that the project sidestepped local opposition to win a key permit. Cape Wind - Massachusetts - Wind farm - Nantucket Sound - United States
DuPont to Double Solamet? Production to Meet Surging Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:11PMDuPont? Solamet? photovoltaic metallization pastes are made from silver and other materials, which collect electricity produced by the solar cell and transport ...
Mass. court rejects challenge to Cape Wind permit Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:18PM(AP:BOSTON) Developers of a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm were cleared to move forward Tuesday when Massachusetts' high court rejected a claim that the project sidestepped local opposition to win a key permit.
Market Report / Israeli stocks retreat following Obama speech Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:01PMBank stocks took a beating on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange yesterday as leading indexes retreated in moderate trading of NIS 1.6 billion. The declines in Tel Aviv followed a day of losses Monday on Wall Street after a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama about the state of the American economy.
Clean Diesel Technologies Addresses Merger and Finalization of Definitive Proxy Materials Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:52PMBRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. , a cleantech emissions reduction company, released the following statement today from its Board of Directors.
Vision 2150: The first sustainable generation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:43AMAchieving sustainability in our desert cities will be a journey through a few generations, says Jesse Downs.
Greenpeace blocks Greenland drilling Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:35AMGreenpeace forced a Scottish company to stop drilling off Greenland on Tuesday by having four activists climb onto an oil rig.
Five Years After Katrina: Lessons Still Not Learned Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:34AMMs. Sadie is an African-American woman who was born and raised in Pointe a la Hache in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. When Hurricane Katrina struck five years ago she lost the only home she had ever known.
More refineries not the solution Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:31AMRe: "Build Oil Refineries to Save Oceans," letter -- Aug. 26. I agree with the concerns raised by the letter's author that we, as a society, must do a better job of protecting our oceans.[...]
Critical Alerts for Halliburton, PNC Financial, Chesapeake Energy, BB&T, and Fossil Released by Seven Summits Research Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:31AMSeven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for HAL, PNC, CHK, BBT, and FOSL.
Greenpeace Blocks Greenland Drilling Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:29AMGreenpeace activists block Scottish firm from drilling off Greenland Greenpeace - Greenland - Cairn Energy - BP - Oil and Gas
Europeans Aim for `Swift Reaction' on UN CO2 Offsets, EU's Hedegaard Says Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:28AMThe European Union regulator wants to offer carbon markets a quick response on restrictions that could be imposed on United Nations offset credits for use in the bloc’s cap-and-trade system, the EU’s climate chief said.
Ruby Falls, Rock City And Incline To Be Initial Sites For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:21AMRuby Falls, Rock City and the Incline will be the initial sites in the Chattanooga area to offer charging stations to owners of electric vehicles through the national EV Project.
Report recommends UN climate panel shakeup Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:43AMRearrange the chairs please An enquiry into the UN's climate panel, the IPCC, has recommended administrative changes, including a full-time chief executive. It found the IPCC had "assigned high confidence to statements for which there is very little evidence", had failed to acknowledge criticism, or follow its own guidelines.…
Wall to Wall Street Coverage: Upgrades and Downgrades Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:40AMWall Street ratings agencies set the tone for the stock market.
Solar power to run telecom towers, agricultural pumps Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:02PMKOLKATA: The government is exploring options of running agricultural pumps and telecom towers on solar power, Union Minster for New and Renewable Resources Dr. Farooq Abdullah said here on Monday.
TVA to idle coal-fired electric units in 2011 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:54PMThe Tennessee Valley Authority, with a vision to be one of the nation’s leading providers of low-cost and cleaner energy by 2020, announced Tuesday that it will idle nine coal-fired electric generating units, totaling about 1,000 megawatts, at three of its power plants beginning in fiscal year 2011.
India can tap 85,000 mw of renewable energy: Abdullah Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:02PMKolkata, Aug 30 : Lack of modern and indigenous technology was hindering the desired growth to tap India's vast potential of generating 85,000 megawatt of unconventional and renewable energy to meet a large chunk of energy requirement.
Neighbour behind trouble in Jammu and Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:43PMKolkata, Aug 30 : Reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today squarely blamed a neighbouring country for fomenting trouble in the frontier state.
Research: Li-ion battery has surprisingly small ecological footprint Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:49AMMost experts agree that electric vehicles will gain market share and thus become relevant for the ecological balance sheet. Swiss research institute EMPA now has calculated the ecological footprint for lithium batteries as the most popular energy source for e-cars.
PPL lowers distribution rate hike request Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:31AMTentative deal needs approval of judge, Public Utility Commission PPL has backed away from a key provision of its distribution rate hike request that would have nearly doubled the flat monthly "customer charge" paid by every residential user in 2011.
Kimberly Freeman Brown: This Labor Day, Green Companies and Union Workers Building a Sustainable Economy Together Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:24AMThe employers in our report and their responsible business and labor practices mark a shift toward a more sustainable model for workers, shareholders, and the planet.
Nuclear Power Fought With Social Media By New Generation Of Activists Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:22AMWhat's Your Reaction? DES MOINES, Iowa — It's been 33 years since Raye Fleming's arrest outside Southern California's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, near the height of the anti-nuclear power furor.
Research and Markets: The Natural Gas Power Generation Technologies Market Outlook: Market Overview, Capacity ... Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:07AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Natural Gas Power Generation Technologies Market Outlook: Market Overview, Capacity, Generation, New Developments and the Future Outlook" report to their offering.
Jeffrey Sachs: Moving Beyond Washington's Stale Economic Debate Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:38AMLast week's announcement of the slowdown in US economic growth underscores the failure of the Obama Administration's economic strategy. The economy will not grow fast...
Amelot Holdings Amicably Resolves Dispute With Turning Mill Consultants Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:23AMNORFOLK, VA--(Marketwire - August 30, 2010) - Amelot Holdings, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : AMHD ) today announced an agreement with Turning Mill Consultants of Sandwich, Massachusetts resolving a dispute over a $125,000 invoice. Amelot had retained Turning Mill Consultants to be the Engineering and Procurement Contractor for the planned biodiesel facility in New England. The containerized Biodiesel ...
A change in the climate Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:34AMA year ago, environmental groups seemed at the peak of their influence. Now they are struggling. Climate change - Activism - Milwaukee - Environment - Environmental movement
Asher Miller: Can Goldilocks Stop This Runaway Train? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:37AMThere's a lot to digest in Michael Lewis' The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine but I was particularly struck by a passage at...
St. John's chopper forced to land Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:12AMMechanical trouble forced a Cougar helicopter to make an emergency landing near St. John's in July, a federal report discloses.
Africa: Biofuels Don't Threaten Food Security - Study Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:02AMProduction of biofuels does not necessarily constitute a threat to food security, a new study has concluded.
Clean Energy Expo in Morris promotes green power, local artists Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:12AMMORRIS — Artists, musicians and supporters of clean energy camped outside a local art studio this weekend for an event reminiscent of a smaller version of Woodstock.
Sirota: Lessons from a low-impact week Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:08AM"Will you join me in lowering our impact?" That was the subject line on a recent e-mail I sent out to family, friends, column readers and radio listeners asking them to join me for a week in trying to reduce our individual environmental footprint. Inspired by Colin Beaven's prophetic book "No Impact Man," I proposed four pollution- and waste-reducing steps many people could try for a few days ...
Green Launching Pad having an impact Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:07AMDURHAM — For entrepreneur Mike Behrmann of Revolution Energy in Dover, the potential of a new program designed to help small alternative energy companies make it in the marketplace is bearing fruit.